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Ian Allison

Senior Reporter

Ian Allison is a senior reporter at CoinDesk, focused on institutional and enterprise adoption of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. Prior to that, he covered fintech for the International Business Times in London and Newsweek online. He won the State Street Data and Innovation journalist of the year award in 2017, and was runner up the following year. He also earned CoinDesk an honourable mention in the 2020 SABEW Best in Business awards. His November 2022 FTX scoop, which brought down the exchange and its boss Sam Bankman-Fried, won a Polk award, Loeb award and New York Press Club award. Ian graduated from the University of Edinburgh. He holds ETH.

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Finance

Binance Resumes Mastercard Payments for Crypto

Jun 6, 2024

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Finance

Paxos Unveils Yield-Generating Stablecoin Lift Dollar

USDL is issued in the UAE and regulated by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Jun 5, 2024

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Lending Firm Maple Finance Unveils Syrup Yield Platform and Rewards Token

Maple’s Syrup promises users yields of 15% by depositing Circle’s USDC stablecoin into the platform.

May 28, 2024

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Finance

Alan Howard-Backed Elwood Technologies in Talks to Sell Part of the Business: Sources

Elwood is focusing on its existing portfolio management and risk management services and less on the trading side, one source said.

May 28, 2024

(Markus Spiske/Unsplash)

Finance

Bitcoin Is Coming to Ethereum Stalwart MetaMask: Sources

MetaMask is a giant in the Ethereum ecosystem, but it's poised to cross one of the biggest tribal divides in crypto.

May 22, 2024

Bitcoin is coming to MetaMask (Unsplash)

Finance

Solana-Based Wallet Phantom Buys Web3 Specialist Bitski

The Bitski team will be joining Phantom to bring embedded wallets to Solana, simplifying the onboarding process for both users and developers, the firms said.

May 21, 2024

Phantom CEO Brandon Millman. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk))

Finance

Crypto and DeFi Wallet Firm Fordefi Gets Cover from Insurance Giant Munich Re

Insurance broker Lockton’s Emerging Asset Protection (LEAP) team helped organize the Munich Re deal.

May 16, 2024

The Fordefi team (Fordefi)

Finance

Nasdaq, After Pivoting Crypto Ambitions to Tokenized T-bills, Sees Staffers Exit Amid Delays: Sources

After ending its crypto custody plan, Nasdaq pivoted to tokenized U.S. Treasuries, but progress was too sluggish for some now-former employees, a person familiar with the matter said.

May 15, 2024

Nasdaq (Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress via Getty)

Finance

Crypto Custody Tech Firm Fireblocks Seeks New York-Regulated Trust Company

The firm also convening a crypto custodian partner program with a starting line up of companies from the U.S., the United Arab Emirates, Britain, Singapore, Thailand and Australia.

May 10, 2024

Fireblocks sign at Miami airport during Bitcoin Miami conference 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Expands Austrian Presence With Raiffeisen Bank Partnership

Earlier this week, Bitpanda said it was opening a Dubai office, making UAE the choice of its first expansion outside of Europe.

May 8, 2024

The founders of Bitpanda (L-R) Christian Trummer, Paul Klanschek, Eric Demuth (Bitpanda)
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